All Blacks at full strength as the French reshuffle

NEW ZEALAND coach John Mitchell last night outlined his intentions to end the All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup campaign on a winning note by naming a full-strength side for the third place play-off.

But his opposite number Bernard Laporte, hamstrung by a set of players mentally and physically exhausted from their semi-final defeat to England, has taken the long-term view.

France have made 13 changes for Thursday night's clash in Sydney, with centre Tony Marsh and prop Sylvain Marconnet the only survivors from the 24-7 defeat at the weekend.